Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 23 (2008) by Author "Kruger, Runette"

Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 23 (2008) by Author "Kruger, Runette"

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  • Design and empathy 
    Kruger, Runette (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2008)
    The relationship between design and empathy is not unproblematic. Consideration of this relationship brings several questions to mind, including whether it is possible for design to be practiced in a predominantly empathetic ...
  • Mondrian’s abstraction: chrysalis or colony? A psychoanalytic and feminist reading 
    Kruger, Runette (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2008)
    This essay attempts to interrogate the notion of the female as ‘other’ in the abstract compositions of early twentieth century Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, notions also addressed in his writings. The existing (Freudian and ...
  • Where is ‘utopia’ now : an exploration of contemporary Dutch utopian thought and art 
    Kruger, Runette (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2008)
    The term ‘utopia’ originated in 1516, when Thomas More christened his imaginary perfect society ‘Utopia’. The name combines the Greek terms eutopia (‘good place’) and outopia (‘perfect place’ or ’no place’). In this article, ...